Agenda Item Wording:
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Consideration for fee waiver - Request from Visalia Gadabouts to utilize the Visalia Senior Center at a reduced rate for the purpose of providing programs and services for senior citizens.
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Deadline for Action: 12/30/2024
Submitting Department: Community Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Jason Glick 713-4042 jason.glick@visalia.city, Laurissa Roggenkamp 713-4336 laurissa.roggenkamp@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
It is recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission and by City staff that the City Council waive the rental fee of $2,520 annual value, but assess the direct staffing cost, $1,035 annual value.
Background Discussion:
The City of Visalia Parks and Recreation Department is dedicated to supporting Visalia seniors through the services provided at the Visalia Senior Center. The City of Visalia Parks and Recreation Department Fee Policy, reviewed and approved annually by the City Council, has identified recreation senior programs to have a cost recovery model of 50% of direct program cost because they are a community/individual benefit program. Programs in this category are partially offset by both tax subsidy to account for the community benefit and participant fees to account for the individual benefit. This categorization has permitted Recreation staff to continue to offer programs such as the senior lunch program at a low price to participants. Additionally, the Visalia Parks and Recreation Department also supports verified non-profit organizations within the community with a non-profit facility rental rate listed in the Annual Rates & Fees, also reviewed and approved annually by the City Council, in which non-profit organizations receive a reduced rate of -20% off the private rental rate.
In the continued effort to support senior programs and non-profit organizations that serve seniors, a process was developed in 2006 to designate free or reduced facility rental fees for use of the Visalia ...
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